The St Augustine Police Department asked Historic City News readers to keep in mind this evening that, if you plan to park downtown for the fireworks display, parking is limited.
Flagler County Sheriff James L. Manfre informed Historic City News that he has pledged to use inmates from the county jail to help maintain the historic Masonic Cemetery on Old Kings Road in Palm Coast.
The Aralaga Alliance Consortium, a group of Spanish merchants and vendors, invited local Historic City News readers to celebrate 450 years of Spanish culture and history in St Augustine at events scheduled today, tomorrow, and again on July 9, 2013.
A popular nightspot on Aviles Street, Cellar 6, suffered considerable smoke damage early this morning, but expects to reopen in time to salvage the Independence Day crowds expected downtown for tonight’s fireworks display.
Requests from 28 applicant organizations to fund various events during Fiscal 2013-14 will have to be pared by the St Johns County Tourist Development Council before the requests can be approved by the Board of County Commissioners; because Historic City News has learned that only $550,000 is allocated and the requests total $720,582.
Archeological remains discovered during the Rehabilitation Project of the Bridge of Lions, such as hand-blown glass bottles, pieces of refined earthenware, and tableware, including majolica pottery shards, are just a few of the objects Historic City News readers can inspect at the Southeast Branch Library located at 6670 US-1 South in St Augustine.
Starting the week of July 8, Historic City News readers can plan that between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., an inspection and cleaning of sewer lines in the vicinity of Treasury Street between Cordova Street and Charlotte Street will result in some street closures.
